native_name_lang birth_place name birth_date race/ethnicity residence article_title birth_name occupation
spanish la havana , cuba antonio a. herrera-vaillant 24 december 1942 white/spanish-cuban caracas , venezuela antonio herrera-vaillant
 antonio a. herrera-vaillant writer , business leader , historian , journalist
antonio herrera-vaillant

antonio a. herrera-vaillant -lrb- born 1942 -rrb- is an exiled cuban venezuelan business leader , writer , journalist and historian .
in addition to heading the venezuela-america chamber of commerce -lrb- venamcham -rrb- , herrera is the author of six books , including the latest `` bolivar , empresario '' , which author and el nuevo herald columnist carlos alberto montaner named as his `` most interesting '' book of 2014 .
in addition to his business and writing success , herrera is the first non-spaniard to be honored with a gold medal from spain 's prestigious .
