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The Clinton family at Hillary Clinton's ceremonial swearing-in at the State Department - Source: Reuters
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has announced her
engagement to boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky via an email released by abc
in the US.
The couple sent the email to friends Friday announcing the news,
saying they were looking at a possible wedding next summer. Matt
McKenna, a spokesman for the former president has subsequently
confirmed the engagement.
In the email the couple say: "We're sorry for the mass e-mail but
we wanted to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving! We also
wanted to share that we are engaged! We didn't get married this
past summer despite the stories to the contrary, but we are looking
toward next summer and hope you all will be there to celebrate with
us. Happy Holidays! Chelsea & Marc."
Mezvinsky, whom Clinton first met in Washington and then got to
know better at Stanford University before they began dating, also
has political parents.
Mezvinsky is the son of former Pennsylvania Congressional
Representative Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky and former Iowa
Congressional Representative Edward Mezvinsky. Both are friends of
the Clintons.
Edward Mezvinsky was released from federal prison last year after
serving nearly five years for bank fraud.
Margolies-Mezvinsky served just one term in Congress before losing
her seat in 1994.
Clinton, currently in graduate school at Columbia University and
Mezvinsky, who is an investment banker, have been dating since
2005.
