Education
His parents stem from the German community in Siebenbürgen before they emigrated to Canada. He is married and has four children.
Boehm holds a Doctor of Philosophy 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 Bachelor of Arts in English and History from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Career
2008-2012 he was ambassador of Canada to Germany. He is Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. He serves concurrently as the Canadian "Sherpa" or Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G-8 Summits, as well as the Nuclear Security Summit.
A career diplomat, 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
1997-2001 he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (Organization of American States). 2001-2004 he was Minister (Political and Public Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.
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 the Americas, he served as National Summit Coordinator for the Santiago and Québec City Summits, Special Envoy for the Organization of American States Democratization Mission in Peru and Personal Representative (Sherpa) of the Prime Minister for the March del Plata Summit in 2005.
From 2005 to 2008 he was the Senior Official responsible for the North American Leaders" Summits.
2008-2012 he was Canadian ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin. Thereafter in November 2012 he was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.