天津市对外经济合作协会（以下简称协会）经天津市政府主管部门批准，于2001年11月29日成立。
协会由本市从事对外工程承包、劳务合作和对外投资、兴办境外企业、承担国家援外项目等从事国际经济技术合作业务的企业及其他有关企业、团体和个人，依法自愿组成并行使行业协调职能，为会员企业服务的行业性的社会团体组织，具有独立的法人地位，接受天津市商务委员会的领导和管理。协会的宗旨是：在国家对外经贸方针指导下，依据市场经济的要求和国际同行业组织的通行作法，在政府和企业、企业和企业之间发挥桥梁和纽带的作用，协助政府加强和改善对外工程承包、劳务合作、对外投资、对外经济援助等各项国际经济合作业务的管理，维护国家利益，保护会员单位的正当权益，加强本行业的协调、指导、咨询、服务，从而促进我市对外经济合作事业的发展。
目前，本会已有会员百余家，其中，不乏大型甲级设计院所、综合性国际经济技术公司、年出口额过亿美元的外贸企业、大型国有、民营企业及我方投资的境外企业，这些企业的加盟将使我市对外经济合作的整体优势得到很大的提高。
Tianjin Foreign Economic o-operation Association
Tianjin Foreign Economic Co-operation Association, approved by Tianjin local government, was founded on November 29th, 2001.
TJFECA has been formed voluntarily and legally by enterprises, related organizations and individuals engaging in international project contracting, manpower service investment abroad and other international economic & technical cooperation. TJFECA is a professional social organization, and operates as an independent legal entity under the leadership and administration of Tianjin Commission of Commerce. The objectives in forming TJFECA are to provide the following services in line with the strategy of the international economic cooperation development, the demand fo marketing economy, and the international practice: To act as bridge and connector between government and enterprises; To assist the relevant government departments in improving the administration upon international project contracting, manpower exchange service and other international economic & technical cooperation: To coordinate, guide, consult, serve enterprises in the industy; To safeguard state interest, project legitimate rights and interests of its members, and promote the development of the international economic & technical cooperation in Tianjin.
Up to now, there are more than one hundred members in TJFECA, including some A-class design institutes, corporations engaged in international economic and technological cooperation, foreign trade companies whose annual exports are over $1 billion, and large-size state-owned and provate enterprises. And all these companies enhance the whole preponderance of Tianjin foreign economy and trade industry.