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ANDREA JOHN CATSIMATIDIS WEDS CHRISTOPHER NIXON COX

IN NEW YORK CITY CEREMONY

New York, NY-June 4...The daughter and son of two celebrated American political and philanthropic families, Andrew John Catsimatidis Cox and Christopher Nixon Cox,were married today at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Manhattan's Upper East Side.    

Mrs. Cox, 21, is the daughter of John Catsimatidis,Chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group, Gristides Foods, and the Red Apple Group subsidiary, United Refining Company.  Mr. Catsimatidis and his wife, Margo, are well-known philanthropists and political donors, who have contributed to both Republican and Democratic candidates and office holders across the country.   

Mr. Cox, 32, is the son of Patricia Nixon Cox and New York State Republican Chairman Ed Cox.  He is the grandson of the late President Richard Milhous Nixon.   

The wedding took place almost 40 years to the day after the groom's parents were married at a nationally-celebrated White House Rose Garden ceremony.   

Following today's ceremony, a reception for more than 700 guests was held in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, featuring luminaries from across the nation, including:  

Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,

Senator Chuck Schumer

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett

Former New York State Governor George Pataki
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell

New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos
Congressman Charles Rangel

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Congressman Gus Bilirakis

New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly
Former Congressman Mike Bilirakis
Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus

Mr. Cox, an attorney, was a Republican candidate for Congress in New York's First Congressional District in 2010.  Mrs. Cox, 21, is President of the New York University Republican Club.  Both are active in New York civic and philanthropic endeavors.  

The bride's dress was designed by Reem Acra.  The Groom was outfitted by Tom Ford. The happy couple, which will spend their honeymoon in Hawaii and California, will reside in New York.    

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