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name = Chelsea Clinton
image = Chelsea Clinton.jpg
caption = Chelsea Clinton speaking during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2008.
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birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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alma_mater = Stanford University (B.A.)
University of Oxford (M.Phil. )
Columbia University (M.P.H)
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spouse = Marc Mezvinsky (m. 2010–present)
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parents = Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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religion = United Methodist
Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Chelsea was born in Little Rock, Arkansas during her father's first term as Governor of Arkansas. She attended public schools there until her father's election to the Presidency of the United States at which time she attended and graduated from the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. She continued her education at Stanford University, receiving a bachelor's degree in history, and earned master's degrees from University College, Oxford, and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. She is presently pursuing a doctoral degree at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University. She works for Avenue Capital Group, and serves on the board of the School of American Ballet. Between December 2007 and the end of the 2008 primaries, she campaigned extensively across the country, appearing mostly on college campuses, for her mother's ultimately unsuccessful Democratic presidential nomination bid and introduced her mother at the August 2008 Democratic National Convention. On July 31, 2010, Clinton wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, New York.

Early years

Chelsea Victoria Clinton was born three weeks early on February 27, 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas to William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hillary described the birth of her daughter as "the most miraculous and awe-inspiring event in my life". As his wife recovered, Bill Clinton took Chelsea for father-daughter "bonding" walks about the hospital singing to her, rocking her, and showing her off. Chelsea was their first and only child, and the first grandchild for both sets of grandparents. Bill's mother happily did "a lot of baby-sitting" as did the Rodhams when they visited. At the age of two, Chelsea accompanied her parents as they campaigned by car throughout Arkansas for the gubernatorial office. Hillary has written that Chelsea's name was inspired by a visit to the Chelsea section of London during a Christmas 1978 vacation. She said that upon hearing the 1969 Judy Collins version of the Joni Mitchell song, "Chelsea Morning", Bill remarked, "If we ever have a daughter, her name should be Chelsea." Chelsea attended Forest Park Elementary School, Booker Arts and Science Magnet Elementary School, and Horace Mann Junior High School, which are public schools in Little Rock.

White House years

portrait of the Clinton family, (Unknown date) Twelve-year-old Chelsea was given the Secret Service codename "Energy" when she moved into the White House with her parents on January 20, 1993, the day of her father's first inauguration. The Clintons' decision to send Chelsea to Sidwell Friends, a private school in Washington, D.C., The matter of Chelsea's privacy was debated in the press, and most media outlets concluded that she should be off-limits due to her age. Though her father is a Southern Baptist, Chelsea has been raised in her mother's Methodist faith. She attended Foundry United Methodist Church on 16th Street, NW in Washington and met with other teens on Sunday mornings to examine questions of faith and philosophy, and teen concerns such as dating, parents, and friendship. Her parents joined her at the church's parent-teen round tables. An adult group leader thought Chelsea "a terrific kid" and observed she was treated as an equal in the group. Away from church, Chelsea's social activities included visits to a Planet Hollywood restaurant with friends and sleep-overs in and out of the White House. President Clinton sometimes joined Chelsea and her sleep-over friends for breakfast. Chelsea began dance classes at four years of age in Arkansas, Clinton was a National Merit Scholarship finalist in 1997, In early 1999, the Clintons learned of an article in the works at ''People'' that examined the First Family's relationships in the wake of the scandals and impending vote on President Clinton's impeachment. Notified about the article by the First Lady's office, the Secret Service contacted the magazine with their own concerns that the story could complicate Chelsea's security. The decision had been made to run the story however, and Bill and Hillary issued a statement expressing their regret and sadness. Carol Wallace, ''People'' managing editor, affirmed the magazine's sensitivity to the Clinton concerns about their daughter, but felt 19 year old Chelsea was "an eyewitness to family drama and historical events" and thus "a valid journalistic subject". The article, entitled "Grace Under Pressure", was published on February 5, 1999 with a cover photo depicting Chelsea and Hillary. In 2000, the last year of her father's presidency, Chelsea assumed some White House hostess responsibilities when her mother was campaigning for the U.S. Senate, traveling with her father on several overseas trips and attending state dinners with him.

Education and professional life

Stanford University

Clinton entered Stanford in the fall of 1997 planning to major in chemistry and with an interest in studying medicine, but eventually changed her major to history. The week before she arrived on campus, her mother wrote a letter in her syndicated column asking journalists to leave her daughter alone. Chelsea arrived at Stanford in a motorcade with her parents, Secret Service men, and almost 250 journalists. For her security, bullet-proof glass was installed in her dorm windows and cameras placed in hallways. In addition, students, faculty, and others were required to wear identification passes and Secret Service men dressed as students lived in her dorm. Other than an occasional tabloid story written about her, Chelsea's four years at Stanford remained out of public view. Clinton graduated in 2001 with highest honors and a degree in history

University College, Oxford

In July 2001, President Clinton revealed at Wimbledon that Chelsea would attend University College, Oxford in the fall – the same college where he studied politics between 1968 and 1970 on a Rhodes Scholarship; Arriving at Oxford just after the September 11 attacks on the United States, Chelsea was drawn to other American students who were also feeling the emotional after-effects of the trauma. She told ''Talk'' magazine:

"Every day I encounter some sort of anti-American feeling. Over the summer, I thought I would seek out non-Americans as friends, just for diversity's sake. Now I find that I want to be around Americans – people who I know are thinking about our country as much as I am."

She was criticized for those early remarks in the London press and by the newspaper ''Oxford Student'', which angered the university by directly attacking her in an editorial. But she was described as charming, poised and unaffected by people who met her, and she appeared to successfully adjust to life abroad. During her time at Oxford, Chelsea adopted a more sophisticated look, reportedly assisted by family friend Donatella Versace, whose couture shows she attended in early 2002. Geordie Greig, the editor of ''Tatler'', ranked her No. 5 on the magazine's 2002 "Top 10 Girls" list, behind Jessica de Rothschild and Sophie Dahl. Clinton was awarded a Master's degree in international relations in 2003. Following graduation, she returned to the States, taking up residence in New York City.

Columbia University and New York University

In the spring of 2010, Clinton completed a master's degree in public health at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

Professional life

In 2003, Clinton joined the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in New York City, and went to work for Avenue Capital Group in the fall of 2006. She served as co-chairperson for a fund-raising week for the Clinton Foundation, and serves on the board of the School of American Ballet.

Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign

In December 2007, Clinton began campaigning in Iowa in support of her mother's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. On the campaign trail, Chelsea answered audience questions but did not give interviews or respond to press questions, When MSNBC reporter David Shuster characterized Chelsea's participation in her mother's campaign as "sort of being pimped out", the Clinton campaign objected. Shuster subsequently apologized on-air and was suspended for two weeks. The first time a college student asked about her mother's handling of the Lewinsky scandal at a campaign stop she responded, "I do not think that is any of your business". On August 26 at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Chelsea called Hillary "my hero and my mother" and introduced her with a long video tribute. After this appearance she returned to New York City and her private life.

Engagement and marriage

On July 31, 2010, Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky wed in an interfaith ceremony at Rhinebeck, New York. The venue for the nuptials was Astor Courts, a 50-acre 1902 Beaux-Arts estate on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River. The estate is presently the home of Hillary Clinton supporter Kathleen Hammer, once a producer at Oxygen Media, and Arthur Seelbinder, a developer and businessman. Mezvinsky was born December 15, 1977 to former Iowa Democratic congressman Edward Mezvinsky and former Pennsylvania Democratic congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, and is one of their 11 adopted and biological children. He was raised in the Conservative Jewish tradition. The Clintons and the Mezvinskys were friends in the 1990s and their children met on a Renaissance Weekend retreat in Hilton Head, SC. Marc was a Goldman Sachs investment banker, and, at the time of the marriage, an investment banker at 3G Capital Management.

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