Turns out thosediscredited rumors¹ of a possible Chelsea Clinton wedding last summer were mostly just premature²: The 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, 31-year old investment banker Marc Mezvinsky.

美国前总统比尔•克林顿和现任国务卿希拉里•罗德姆•克林顿29岁的女儿切尔西•克林顿日前与她交往多年的男友——31岁的投资银行家马克•麦兹温斯基订婚。看来去年夏天有关切尔西可能要举行婚礼的不实传闻只不过是早了一拍而已。

In this Dec. 1996 file photo, Chelsea Clinton, right, sits with Marc Mezvinsky on the beach at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

The couple sent an e-mail to friends Friday announcing the news, saying they were looking at a possible wedding next summer. Matt McKenna, a spokesman for the former president, confirmed the engagement Monday.

Mezvinsky is a son of former Pennsylvania Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky and former Iowa（爱荷华州） Rep. Ed Mezvinsky, longtime friends of the Clintons. Ed Mezvinsky was released from federal prison last year after serving a nearly five-year sent ence for wire and bank fraud.

At the State Department Monday, Hillary Clinton had one brief encounter with reporters but took no questions. Later, her spokesman, Ian C. Kelly, was asked about the reported engagement but said it would be inappropriate for him to comment.

The former first daughter and her fiance became friends as teenagers in Washington and both attended Stanford University. They now live in New York, where Mezvinsky works at G3 Capital, a Manhattan hedge fund（避险基金，套利基金）, and Clinton is pursuing a graduate degree at Columbia University's School of Public Health.

Before returning to graduate school, Clinton worked at Avenue Capital, a hedge fund run by prominent（杰出的，显著的） Democratic donor³ Marc Lasry. She also worked at McKinsey and Company, a management consulting firm.

Earlier this year, Hillary Clinton was forced to tamp⁴ down（向下压紧） speculation⁵（沉思，推测） that her daughter and Mezvinsky were already engaged and would marry in August on Martha's Vineyard. President Barack Obama, who was vacationing on the island at the time, was rumored⁶ to be on the guest list.

Aides to Hillary Clinton, citing Chelsea's privacy, declined to disclose（泄露，暴露） whether she has received an engagement ring or any other details about wedding plans.