Mr. Long received his BA Degree of British and American Literature in the Guizhou University and had his post graduate study in economics at the London School of Economics. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) in 1965 and served as a diplomat in the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations in New York from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1986, he worked in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), first in New York headquarters and then in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as the Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP Office. Mr. Long became Deputy Director-general of China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges in 1986. In January 1992, Mr. Long was appointed Director-general of Department of International Relations, MOFTEC, and Assistant Minister of the Ministry in April 1994. In February 1997, he was appointed Vice Minister and the Chief Representative for Trade Negotiations of MOFTEC. As the Chief Negotiator for China’s resumption of GATT contracting party status and its accession to the World Trade Organization, Mr. Long dedicated over 10 years for this prolonged trade negotiation to bring China into the global trading system. Apart from trade negotiations, Mr. Long has been active in promoting regional economic cooperation. Apart from his official duty as the Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia, Mr. Long is the Dean of School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University and visiting professor of many renowned Chinese Academic Institutions, including the Peking University, Tsinghua University and etc. He’s also the board member of Shantou University. Mr. Long received a special award by the United Nations Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan, Oct 2004, for his outstanding contribution to the UN partnership in China and in promoting the values of the UN.

龙永图先生毕业于贵州大学英文系，曾在伦敦经济学院研究生院主修国际经济学。龙永图先生1992年1月出任外经贸部国际司司长，开始参加中国的复关谈判。1994年被任命为对外贸易经济合作部部长助理，1997年被任命为副部长。1995年1月至2001年9月期间，他作为首席谈判代表，领导并最终成功结束了长达十五年的中国加入世贸组织的谈判。龙永图先生长期从事对外贸易和国际经济合作工作。先后在纽约中国常驻联合国代表团、联合国开发计划署纽约总部、 开发计划署驻朝鲜代表处、外经贸部中国国际经济技术交流中心工作。龙永图先生经常作为演讲嘉宾应邀出席世界著名研究、学术机构和知名大学组织的研讨会，并主编了“全球化 世贸组织 中国系列丛书”。龙永图先生目前担任博鳌亚洲论坛秘书长、复旦大学国际关系与公共事务学院院长、国际问题研究院院长，同时也是北京大学、清华大学、中国人民大学、南开大学、浙江大学、武汉大学、上海财经大学等学校的客座或兼职教授。他还应李嘉诚先生的邀请，出任汕头大学校董会成员。龙永图先生曾获“CCTV2003年度经济人物”称号；2004年10月，获联合国秘书长安南颁发的联合国特别奖，以表彰他对促进中国与联合国合作的杰出贡献。