Peter Boehm
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Peter Boehm is a Canadian diplomat
. He is currently Canada's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. A career diplomat, Peter Boehm has served as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas, North America, and Consular Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he was also the Department's first Chief Political /Economic Officer. His most recent assignments abroad were Minister (Political and Public Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington (2001-2004) and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) 1997-2001). He has held a variety of positions at the Department and has also been assigned to the Canadian Embassies in Havana and San José. In 1993 he received the Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award for his contribution to the establishment of peace in Central America. In the Americas, he served as National Summit Coordinator for the Santiago and Québec City Summits, Special Envoy for the OAS Democratization Mission in Peru and Personal Representative (Sherpa) of the Prime Minister for the Mar del Plata Summit in 2005. From 2005 to 2008 he was the Senior Official responsible for the North American Leaders' Summits. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award, the most prestigious award in the Public Service of Canada.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Peter Boehm holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Arts degree from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs of Carleton University and an Honours B.A. in English and History from Wilfrid Laurier University.
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. He is currently Canada's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. A career diplomat, Peter Boehm has served as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas, North America, and Consular Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he was also the Department's first Chief Political /Economic Officer. His most recent assignments abroad were Minister (Political and Public Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington (2001-2004) and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) 1997-2001). He has held a variety of positions at the Department and has also been assigned to the Canadian Embassies in Havana and San José. In 1993 he received the Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award for his contribution to the establishment of peace in Central America. In the Americas, he served as National Summit Coordinator for the Santiago and Québec City Summits, Special Envoy for the OAS Democratization Mission in Peru and Personal Representative (Sherpa) of the Prime Minister for the Mar del Plata Summit in 2005. From 2005 to 2008 he was the Senior Official responsible for the North American Leaders' Summits. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award, the most prestigious award in the Public Service of Canada.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Peter Boehm holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Arts degree from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs of Carleton University and an Honours B.A. in English and History from Wilfrid Laurier University.