Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said she won’t enter the leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday announced she would not run in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying she wanted to focus on the threat posed by potential U.S. tariffs.

OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will not be running for the Liberal leadership in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, she announced on Friday. Joly said she was personally ready to lead the Liberal party, but that her current responsibilities made running for the job impossible.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership, CTV News has confirmed. Up to now, Joly was widely considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently announced he would resign as leader of the Liberal party.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly won’t run in the Liberal leadership race because she feels her duty is to the country and dealing with the incoming Trump administration and the threat of massive tariffs on Canadian goods.

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she has decided not to run for the Liberal Leadership. She says she is ready to be the first woman to lead the Liberal Party of Canada but she is not ready to step away from her cabinet role at a crucial time in Canada-U.