Congratulations are in order for Huma Abedin and Alex Soros.
The couple has confirmed to Vogue exclusively that they are engaged. Soros proposed to Abedin at home in New York City in late May. Then, the couple had a formal celebration in Italy.
Abedin, a former aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Soros, the chairman of Open Society Foundations (OSF), met last fall at a mutual friend’s birthday party, where they quickly discovered their mutual interests in politics and public service. (“Huma Abedin has the energy of a woman in her 20s, the confidence of a woman in her 30s, the experience of a woman in her 40s, and the grace of a woman in her 50s,” Clinton told Vogue in 2007 of Abedin’s work ethic. “She is timeless, her combination of poise, kindness, and intelligence are matchless.” )
Since then, they’ve attended several high-profile engagements together, including a White House state dinner honoring the Kenyan president, William Ruto, and the 2024 Met Gala. Through their marriage, Soros will become stepfather to Abedin’s son Jordan, whom she shares with her first husband, former U.S. representative Anthony Weiner.
They also seem poised to become a serious political power couple: In June 2023, Soros took over his father George Soros’s $25 billion empire, which includes OSF, Soros Fund Management, and a super-PAC. He told The Wall Street Journal at the time that he will use his platform to both back Democratic politicians and fight for voting and abortion rights. (“I’m more political,” Alex said of his views as compared to his father’s.) Abedin, meanwhile, worked for Hillary Clinton from 1996 to 2016, rising from an intern to the vice-chairperson for Clinton’s 2016 campaign for president.
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