Facts:   - party: democratic    - predecessor: katie mccormick-lelyveld    - office: press secretary for the first lady      - term start: may 25 , 2011    - name: hannah august    - nationality: united states    - alma mater: university of pennsylvania , international relations   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hannah august .
hannah august is the press secretary for the first lady of the united states , michelle obama .she was previously a white house regional communications director and a spokeswoman at united states department of justice .