党的“十六大”对改革开放、对外经贸事业都提出了更高、更新的要求。在全面建设小康社会、开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面的总体要求下，如何贯彻“十六大”精神，以“三个代表”重要思想来统领外经贸工作全局，开创外经贸工作新局面，是摆在我们面前的新的课题。

　　 首要是要有新的思路。外部环境的变化日新月异，外经贸发展的主体和特点也无时不在变化，要取得新突破，唯一的选择就是清醒地认清形势、长期坚持思路创新和制度创新，永葆生机活力。

　　 新的商务部成立后，为新形势下的外经贸工作带来了新的发展动力。外经贸工作要切实抓住战略机遇，充分发挥自身的比较优势，实现到2020年进出口总额翻两番的奋斗目标，为国民经济发展和全面建设小康社会作贡献，促进世界各国的共同发展。

　　 出版《中国外经贸企业名录》是一项很有意义的工作。可以帮助我们做好外经贸企业的管理和服务工作，优化外经贸经营秩序，也可以帮助企业顺利走向国际市场、更便利地与国际贸易商建立合作。利用这一渠道，向世界宣传中国企业、推广中国产品。希望把这种扎扎实实为企业服务、为外经贸事业发展办实事的做法继续保持下去。

The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party demands more to our reformation and foreign trade and economic industry. Under the demands of building a well-off society in an all-round way, creating a new situation in building socialism with Chinese characteristics, we are facing a new course, that is how to conduct the 16th Congress spirit, using the important "Three representatives" thoughts in leading and create a new situation in our foreign trade and economy work. The most important is innovative thoughts. The change of the outer environment is so fast, the main part and the characteristics of the foreign trade and economy development are also changing all the time. We must accurately comprehend the characteristics of the times keep on innovating our minds, practices and systems, keeping pace with the times. It is a practical work to publish the book Directory of Foreign Economic and Trade Enterprises of China. It could help us work well in the management and service to the foreign trade and economy enterprises, formulating a good foreign trade and economy operation regulation. Also it could help the enterprises tend towards the international market more smoothly; get the co-operation with international trade merchants. They can advertise and popularize Chinese enterprises, Chinese products by this channel. I hope they can keep on this way consistently, go on serving our enterprises, and do the practical things to our foreign trade and economy industry.