Peter Orszag Announces Baby with Claire Milonas

By: Stephanie Condon
Topics: Obama's Cabinet

(CBS)

The former girlfriend of White House official Peter Orszag gave birth to his child, six weeks before Orszag became engaged to someone else.

Orszag, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, released a statement on Wednesday with New York-based venture capitalist Claire Milonas announcing the birth of their daughter, the Washington Post reports.

"We were in a committed relationship until the spring of 2009," the statement said. "In November, Claire gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Although we are no longer together, we are both thrilled she is happy and healthy, and we would hope that everyone will respect her privacy."

The statement was released after the New York Post reported on the news of their daughter. Orszag recently announced that he is engaged to ABC News correspondent Bianna Golodryga. They reportedly met last May.

Orszag has two other children from a previous marriage. Now 41 years old, the budget director was President Obama's youngest Cabinet-level appointee and has been somewhat glamourized in Washington.

Stephanie Condon
Stephanie Condon is a political reporter for CBSNews.com.
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by thebob-bob January 7, 2010 6:20 PM EST: You would think we've learned!

What's the point? Did the "hate Obama" conservatives want her to get an abortion? Are they mad because the two had sex? The reason Republicans get extra scrutiny is because they claim moral superiority as defenders of Family Values, the Moral Majority and virginal "Christian" sexual purity.

Those are not the qualities I look for when I'm hiring an economist. Bush filled the government with incompetent graduates of "christian" evangelical colleges and law schools and made a mess of everything they touched.

How about hiring competent people and otherwise, let them live their lives they way they want to.; Reply to this comment