Former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and Alex Soros, the son of billionaire George Soros, are engaged.

The couple introduced their engagement on Instagram on Wednesday, with Soros writing: “This occurred…we couldn’t be happier, extra grateful, or extra in love,” paired with a coronary heart and ring emoji.

Abedin, 47, and Soros, 38, are each distinguished within the political and enterprise worlds.

The pair met within the fall of 2023 at a mutual good friend’s party, “the place they rapidly found their mutual pursuits in politics and public service,” in keeping with Vogue. They’ve since shared images collectively on-line, together with celebrating Valentine’s Day in Paris, in keeping with the New York Submit, and attending a state dinner on the White Home to honor the Kenyan president and first woman.

Soros proposed to Abedin in New York Metropolis in late Could, and the couple had a celebration in Italy, Vogue reported.

Abedin previously labored with Clinton when she was serving as secretary of state within the Obama administration.

She was beforehand married to and shares a son with disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who was sentenced to jail after he was convicted of sexting a minor in 2017. Abedin introduced her separation from Weiner the yr prior amid the scandal.

Soros is the board chair of the Open Society Foundations, a philanthropic community that was based by his father, George Soros, and payments itself as a “champion” for “democratic options.” The nonprofit is understood for donating to Democratic candidates and campaigns.