Richard Roe International Government Consulting Engineer
Individual
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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
Parent
InternationalGovernmentConsultingEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#InternationalGovernmentConsultingEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (P.E.) |
| position | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| firm_type | Engineering firm with international/overseas assignments |
| jurisdiction_context | Foreign country where gift-giving to officials is locally legal |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | service_provider_to |
| target | Foreign Government Client |
| type | subject_to_coercion_by |
| target | Foreign Government High-Ranking Official |
Role Category
provider_client
Role Class
International Government Consulting Engineer
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
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
d400a804f285a743...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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