|
Introduction to Jim Wesberry |
GIVING THANKS |
E-MAGAZINES CURATED BY JIM |
LA IMPORTANCIA DEE LA ETICA DEL FUNCIONARIO PUBLICO |
ARTIFICIALIDAD vs VERACIDAD (AI) |
ARTIFICIALITY vs VERACITY for Peruvian JCI Senate |
THE REAL INVISIBLE HAND / LA MANO INVISIBLE VERDADERA ............(traducción en español más abajo) |
THE FALTERING EAGLE: Speech made in 1970 |
CLEPTOCRACIA 1990 articulo para el 25 aniversario de ILACIF |
ENFRENTANDO LA CORRUPCION EN TIEMPOS DE COVID, Conferencia - Profesionales del Bicentenario del Perú |
ETICA E INTEGRIDAD, Congreso Organos Internos de Control, del Estado de Guanajuato, Mexico via Zoom |
EL IMPACTO DE LA INTEGRIDAD, presentación en el Foro ISAF de Sonora, Mexico via Zoom |
Donde fueron nuestros valores? Como podemos recuperarlos? |
75 ANIVERSARIO DE LA Federación Nacional de Contadores del Ecuador |
VIDEO: El Auditor Frente sus Tres Mayores Desafíos |
MIAMI KEYNOTE: Public Financial Management, 2016 |
CONFERENCIA: CONTROL INTERNO Y ÉTICA: ESTARÍAN PERTINENTES EN 2025? |
CONFERENCIA 6a Conferencia de Auditores Ecuador: El Auditor Interno Frente sus Tres Mayores Desafios |
CONFERENCIA CReCER 2015: Empresas Estales en Busca de Etica---State Enterprises in Search of Ethics |
CONFERENCIA QUITO HONESTO: Ambiente Etico = Municipio Eficiente: Principios de Conducta Etica, 2014 |
DOCTORADO HONORIS CAUSA - UNIVERSIDAD INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA, LIMA, PERU - 2013 |
DECORATION BY THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT 1972 |
My Work in Peru / Mi trabajo en el Perú |
CONFERENCIA EN HUANUCO, PERU - El Auditor enfrenta la Erupcion de Corrup$ion del Siglo XXI -2013 |
CONFERENCIAS EN CHILE - 3 Mayores Desafios al Auditor Interno - 2012 - VIDEO y TEXTO |
THE CONTINUING FINANCIAL CRISIS |
GEORGIA CORRUPTION ON MY MIND |
Personal Information |
My Resume (in English) |
Mi Curriculum Vitae (en español) |
Personal Photo Album |
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS INITIATED |
The Top Quartile of Life |
AMERICA IN DECLINE? The Life Cycle of a Great Power |
ACCOUNTANCY & AUDITING: MY CHOSEN PROFESSION |
SERVICE AS PAGE IN US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1949-51 |
SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR OF CORRUPTION IN STATE GOVERNMENT 1959-60 |
LEGENDS: Georgians Who Lived Impossible Dreams |
Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 US 1 Landmark US House Reapportionment Case |
POLITICS - MY FIRST CAMPAIGN 1961 |
POLITICS - ELECTION TO GEORGIA STATE SENATE 1962 |
GA POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION |
. |
LA TRANSFORMACION POLÍTICA DE GEORGIA DE 1963 |
Press Clips from Georgia Senate Service |
The Best Speech I Ever Made |
Why I Quit the Georgia Senate |
Congressional Testimony |
Activities in the Junior Chamber of Commerce |
Contador Benemerito de las Americas (Most Meritorious Accountant of the Americas) |
Articles from The Journal of Accountancy |
My Credo |
Media |
Interview about Leadership |
ACCOUNTABILITY - RESPONDABILIDAD |
THE EVER GROWING, EVER STIFLING BUREACRACY |
PONZIS and PIRAMIDES |
GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF US DEBT |
CALCULATE YOUR DEBT LIABILITY |
Fraud-Corruption-Bribery |
Collusion Breaks Internal Controls |
FORENSIC AUDITING --- AUDITORIA FORENSE |
FRIENDSHIP - AMISTAD |
Creencia - Belief |
Think -------- Pensar |
WOMAN -------------- MUJER |
Dawn |
Message to Garcia - Mensaje a García |
THE GREATEST SPEECHES OF ALL TIME |
Education |
Interesting! |
POEMS |
ATLANTA, GEORGIA USA - MY HOME TOWN |
WASHINGTON DC - MY OTHER HOME TOWN |
PERU |
ECUADOR |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
Importancia de la Etica del Funcionaio Publico |
Conferencia Senado JCI Perú |
COLOMBIA VS KLEPTOKAKISTOCRACIA: Presentación para el Día Internacional Anti-Corrupción 2011 |
LECTURE AT MANILA'S UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST: Integrity & Honor, Corruption & Dishonor VIDEO |
MANILA LECTURES AT FAR EASTERN & SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITIES: Good Governance and Social Responsibility |
EFFECT OF 2008 GLOBAL CRISIS (JW presentation in English) |
SEGUNDA GRAN DEPRESION 2010 (JW presentaciónes en español) |
Speeches - English |
More Speeches |
Conferencias / Discursos - Espanol |
Mas Conferencias / Discursos |
Power Point Presentations |
ANTI-CORRUPTION EVENTS & REPORTS |
Favorite Links |
Quotes by Jim Wesberry |
Documents, Articles - Documentos, Articulos |
Books Read |
From the Past |
Contact Me |
Family Photo Album |
The Wesberry Surname |
Miscellaneous |
Technology Use in Fighting Corruption |
Last Page |
|
|
|
Palabras de Jim Wesberry,
Contador Benemérito de las Américas
13 de noviembre de 2020
|
|
|
|
En primer lugar, muchas felicitaciones a la Federación Nacional de Contadores del Ecuador, los Colegios y todos los Contadores
en su aniversario de 75 años y en el Día del Contador que estamos celebrando. Desde que recibí mi cartulina de Contador Público
No. 784 de mi estado de Georgia hace 64 años he participado y gozado con orgullo el tremendo desarrollo de nuestra profesión,
tantos en los campos educativos, normativos, tecnológicos y éticos profesionales. Desde mi primera llegada aquí en 1974 he
seguido el progreso de la profesión en Ecuador. He sido miembro honorario de esa Federación y el Colegio de Pichincha por
más de 20 años.
Solamente quiero hacer hincapié esta noche sobre uno de los múltiples desafíos frente de nosotros en este momento crítico
de nuestras careras y vidas. Desde hace varios años he estado diciendo que:
"Vivimos en un Siglo de Corrupción
fomentado y aumentado por la
creciente mala-información y mala-gestion"
La mala-información es el principal enemigo del auditor y ustedes la conocen bien.
Pero la creciente mala-gestión evidenciada por el aumento del fraude y corrupción a nivel mundial conlleva una creciente
probabilidad paralela de que el auditor mismo puede involucrarse en colusión con actos fraudulentos y/o corruptos si no toma
precauciones que a veces son muy difíciles de establecer. Aun los auditores más honestos corren el riesgo de asociarse con
ejecutivos y/o colegas que les invitan, seducen o atrapan en actividades para encubrir, minimizar o no informar sobre asuntos
irregulares.
Por la naturaleza de sus deberes profesionales, el auditor está en posición de conocer y divulgar en sus informes asuntos
que de otra manera permanecerían desconocidos y que podrían causar problemas a su compañía y/o sus ejecutivos cuando existen
actos irregulares de defraudación o distorsión de la información financiera o de otra naturaleza.
Estamos viendo más y más casos de fraudes contables, en los cuales varios ejecutivos de la empresa colaboran para obtener
beneficios ilegales o para manipular la información financiera o para favorecer la situación de la empresa o sus aparentes
ganancias. Las empresas grandes tienen una constante presión interna y externa para inflar sus ganancias por acción o para
disminuir o esconder (a la Enron) sus pasivos.
Cuando los ejecutivos cometen actos fraudulentos de esta naturaleza a menudo necesitan y buscan la colaboración del auditor
interno o externo para cubrir sus nefastos actos. A veces los que están involucrados en actos de colusión aplican presiones
fuertes sobre los auditores.
El trágico caso de los presuntos sobornos de la empresa WalMex en México ilustra la situación triste de un auditor general
que se cayó en la tentación. Igualmente los centenares de publicitados casos como Enron y WorldCom (EEUU) y aun mas reciente
los de Siemens (Alemania), Gurtel (España), PDVSA (Venezuela), "La Linea"(Guatemala), "Panama Papers,"
Gupta Familia (Sur Africa), "Paradise Papers (Bermuda), "Lava Jato", incluso Odebrecht y Petrobras, (Brasil),
Troika Dialog (Rusia), 1MDB (Malasia), Burisma y Ex Presidente Yanukovych (Ukrania) y por supuesto FIFA.
La gran tragedia de muchos de estos casos ha sido la ausencia, la negligencia, la ceguera, y a veces la participación
de los auditores privados y/o estatales.
Mas y mas los auditores están llamados de investigar e informar sobre la mala-información y la mala-gestión.
Cuando es tu turno les advierto cuidarse del error y la tentación.
Vigila tus pensamientos..llegan a ser palabras.
igila tus palabras..llegan a ser acciones.
Vigila tus acciones..legan a ser hábitos.
Vigila tus hábitos..llegan a ser carácter.
Vigila tu Carácter..llega a ser tu
........Destino.
Les insto que, además de nuestro código profesional, adopten un código personal de conducta o ética como este que tiene
más de 3000 años --- por David Rey de Israel y Judá adoptado del Salmo 15:
Camina con integridad
Haz lo que es correcto
Habla la verdad de tu corazón
Guárdate de la maledicencia de tu lengua
No causes daño al prójimo
No hables mal de tus semejantes
Cumple tu palabra...aún que te cueste
Haz el bien sin esperar recompensa
No aceptes sobornos
Menosprecia a los hombres viles
Honra a los que sirven a Dios
Que Dios bendiga a la Federación, los Colegios, los colegas Contadores y nuestra querida patria Ecuador.
|
75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE National Federation of Accountants of Ecuador
Presentation by Jim Wesberry,
Meritorious Accountant of the Americas, November 13, 2020
"First of all, heartiest congratulations to the National Federation of Accountants of Ecuador, the Colleges of Accountants
and all Accountants on the 75th year anniversary of the profession and on National Accountants Day that we are celebrating.
Since I received my Certificate of Public Accountant No. 784 from my state of Georgia 64 years ago I have proudly participated
and enjoyed the tremendous development of our profession in the educational, regulatory, technological and professional ethical
fields. Since my first arrival here in 1974 I have followed the progress of the profession in Ecuador. I have been an honorary
member of that Federation and the Colegio de Pichincha for more than 20 years.
I just want to emphasize tonight one of the many challenges that confront of us at this critical moment in our careers
and lives. For several years I have been saying that:
"We live in a Century of Corruption fostered and increased by the increase of mal-information and mal-administration."
Bad or mal-information is the auditor's main enemy and you know it well.
But the increasing mismanagement evidenced by the increase in fraud and corruption worldwide carries a parallel increasing
probability that the auditor himself may be involved in collusion with fraudulent and / or corrupt acts if he does not take
precautions that are sometimes very difficult to establish. Even the most honest auditors run the risk of associating with
executives and / or colleagues who invite, seduce, or entrap them in activities to cover up, minimize, or under report irregular
matters.
Due to the nature of his professional duties, the auditor is in a position to know and disclose in his reports matters
that would otherwise remain unknown and that could cause problems for his company and / or its executives when there are irregular
acts of fraud or distortion of the financial or other information.
We are seeing more and more cases of accounting fraud, in which various company executives collaborate to obtain illegal
profits or to manipulate financial information or to favor the financial position of a company or its apparent profits. Large
companies are under constant internal and external pressure to inflate their earnings per share or to lower or hide (a la
Enron) their liabilities.
When executives commit fraudulent acts of this nature they often need and seek the collaboration of the internal or external
auditor to cover their nefarious acts. Sometimes those who are involved in acts of collusion apply strong pressure on the
auditors.
The tragic case of the alleged bribery of the WalMex company in Mexico illustrates the sad situation of an auditor general
who fell into temptation. Likewise, the hundreds of publicized cases such as Enron and WorldCom (USA) and even more recently
those of Siemens (Germany), Gurtel (Spain), PDVSA (Venezuela),"La Linea"(Guatemale), "Panama Papers."
Gupta Family ( South Africa), "Paradise Papers"(Bermuda), "Lava Jayo"including Odebrechtand Petrobras,
(Brazil),"Troika Dialog", (Russia), "1MDB"(Malaysia),"Burisma" and Former President Yanukovych
(Ukraine) and of course FIFA.
The great tragedy of many of these cases has been the absence, negligence, blindness, and sometimes the involvement of
private and / or state auditors.
More and more auditors are called upon to investigate and report misinformation and mismanagement.
When it is your turn I urge you to beware of error and temptation.
Watch your thoughts..they become words.
Watch your words..they become actions.
Watch your actions..they become habits.
Watch your habits ..they become character.
Watch your character ..it becomes your...
............Destiny.
I urge you, in addition to our professional code, to adopt a personal code of conduct or ethics like this one that is
over 3,000 years old -- by David King of Israel and Judah, adapted from Psalm 15:
Walk with integrity
Do what is right
Speak the truth of your heart
Beware of the slander of your tongue
Do not harm others
Do not speak ill of your peers
Keep your word -- even if it costs you
Do good without expecting a reward
Don't take bribes
Look down upon evil men
Honor those who serve God
May God bless the Federation, the Colleges, our collegue Accountants and our beloved homeland of Ecuador.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whenever you find you
are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect
--- Mark Twain
We have never observed
a great civilization with a population as old as the United States will have in the twenty-first century; we have never observed
a great civilization that is as secular as we are apparently going to become; and we have had only half a century of experience
with advanced welfare states...Charles Murray
This is a personal website containing personal information and some news and personal opinions on
certain issues affecting democratic governance of interest to me and my friends, associates and seminar participants. The
financial information, charts, etc., consist of items I find interesting. Draw your own conclusions from it.
Copyright Notice: In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107,
any copyrighted work on this website is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed an
interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only. Ref.: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html
|
|
|
|