New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his first foreign trip to Europe as tensions rise with U.S. President Donald Trump over trade and Canadian sovereignty. Carney will visit Paris and London to strengthen alliances and discuss economic diversification, while steering clear of Washington for now.

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London to seek alliances as he deals U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy

Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, annexation threats and an expected federal election.