Peter Michael Boehm ( born April 26 , 1954 ) is a Canadian diplomat who retired in September 2018 . Boehm was ambassador of Canada to Germany from 2008 to 2012 . He was Associate and then Senior Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada from 2012 to 2016 . He became Deputy Minister of International Development in March 2016 , and was appointed Deputy Minister for the upcoming G7 Summit effective July 31 , 2017 . He also continued as the Canadian " Sherpa " or Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 Summits , as well as the Nuclear Security Summit
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