Robert Schuman (1886–1963) served as French prime minister in 1947/1948 and as foreign minister in the period 1948–1953. As a co-founder of the Coal and Steel Pact and president of the European Parliament (1958–1960), he helped to make Europe an independent economic power in global trade.
Robert Schuman (1886–1963), black-and-white photograph, 1949, unknown photographer; image source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-19000-2453, http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/archives/barchpic/search/_1326882872/?search%5Bform%5D%5BSIGNATUR%5D=Bild+183-19000-2453. Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany.