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Chelsea Clinton engaged to Jewish beau

November 30, 2009 15:13
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky in New York. The couple are now engaged.

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Chelsea Clinton is engaged to her Jewish boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton has confirmed.

Miss Clinton, 29, the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, the current Secretary of State, is believed to have become engaged on Thanksgiving to Mr Mezvinsky, 31. The couple have been together for two years.

They were introduced through their parents in 1993 at the Renaissance Weekend, an annual event for political and business leaders. Both attended Stanford University. Mr Mezvinsky currently works as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs.

Mr Mezvinsky's parents are Democratic members of Congress, Ed Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies -Mezvinsky. His father, like Miss Clinton's, had his political career tainted by scandal. Ed Mezvinsky served a prison sentence for fraud, where he conned investors out of $10m.