Richard Roe International Government Consulting Engineer

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/167#Richard_Roe_International_Government_Consulting_Engineer
Definition

President and CEO of an engineering firm negotiating a contract in a foreign country where personal gifts to government officials are an established and legal local practice; must decide whether to comply with the gift-giving custom or refuse on ethical grounds under NSPE obligations.

Properties
Instance of
InternationalGovernmentConsultingEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#InternationalGovernmentConsultingEngineer
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer (P.E.)
positionPresident and Chief Executive Officer
firm_typeEngineering firm with international/overseas assignments
jurisdiction_contextForeign country where gift-giving to officials is locally legal
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
typeservice_provider_to
targetForeign Government Client
typesubject_to_coercion_by
targetForeign Government High-Ranking Official
Role category
provider_client
Source Evidence
Source text
Richard Roe, P.E., is president and chief executive officer of an engineering firm which has done overseas assignments in various parts of the world

Text references
Richard Roe, P.E., is president and chief executive officer of an engineering firm which has done overseas assignments in various parts of the world
Roe is advised by a high-ranking government official of that country that it is established practice for those awarded contracts to make personal gifts
The firm is negotiating for a contract in a foreign country in which it has not worked previously
TTL
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Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:27
Discovered in case
167
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T10:04:42.355506+00:00
First case
167
Generated
2026-03-02T10:04:42.355506+00:00
Attributed to
Case 167 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T10:28:27.325823
Generated by
ProEthica Case 167 Extraction