Event Date: January 26, 2018 - 10:00 to 11:30
Location: Alex Trebek Hall, 157 Séraphin-Marion Private
With Peter M. BOEHM, Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Prime Minister Trudeau’s personal representative (sherpa) at the G7.
In preparation for the G7 summit that Canada will host in June 2018, the Government of Canada is engaging with stakeholders to seek their input on Canada’s G7 agenda. As host of the G7, Canada has a unique opportunity to initiate and advance policy discussion and initiatives among G7 members.
We invite you to come and share your thoughts, suggestions and questions with Canada’s G7 Sherpa. This event will be chaired by Prof. Roland Paris, University Research Chair in International Security and Governance with introductions by Prof. Rita Abrahamsen, CIPS Director.
Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa) since July 2017, Peter had previously been Deputy Minister of International Development, Associate, and, subsequently, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. A career foreign service officer, he served as Ambassador to Germany from 2008 to 2012 and previously in the department as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas, North America and Consular Affairs. Abroad, he was Minister (political and public affairs) at the Embassy of Canada to the United States in Washington (2001-04) and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) (1997-2001). He has held a variety of positions in the department and was also assigned to the Embassy of Canada to Cuba and the Embassy of Canada to Costa Rica. In 1993, Peter received the Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award for his contribution to advancing peace in Central America. In the Americas, he served as National Summit Coordinator for the Santiago and Québec summits, Special Envoy for the OAS Democratization Mission in Peru and Personal Representative (Sherpa) of the Prime Minister for the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata in 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he was the senior official responsible for the annual North American Leaders’ Summit. He is a recipient of the Public Service of Canada Outstanding Achievement Award. He had previously served as Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Peter holds a PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh, an MA from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and an Honours BA in English and History from Wilfrid Laurier University.