The 8-person delegation arrived in the United States and spent two weeks visiting a university in Connecticut. One man announced that he would not attend the group sessions; instead, he would fly to Kansas for 12 days to visit his adult son, then he would return to Connecticut in time to fly back to Africa with the other 7 members of the delegation. It was later discovered that that he actually was no longer a top official of the commission, as he had retired two years earlier, and that the only reason he had traveled to the US was to visit his son.

a) Please comment on the ethics of this retired official's action.

b) Normally, the university would present each delegation member with an official certificate. Should the university award such a certificate to the retired official?