Advertisement

VP Biden's daughter to marry a doctor

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) gets a kiss from his daughter Ashley after debating Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 2, 2008. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) gets a kiss from his daughter Ashley after debating Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 2, 2008. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey) | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden's only daughter has gotten engaged to her doctor boyfriend, his office announced.

Ashley Biden, 30, accepted the proposal last month from Dr. Howard Krein, a Philadelphia specialist in otolaryngology and facial surgery.

Advertisement

"Ashley recently got engaged and the vice president, Dr. (Jill) Biden and the entire family are thrilled," Biden's office told Us Weekly.

The couple has been dating for about a year, People said. No date for the wedding was announced.

Ashely Biden is a social worker and the only child of the vice president and his wife, Jill.

Latest Headlines