Hannah August

Hannah August
Press Secretary for the First Lady
Assumed office
May 25, 2011
Preceded by Katie McCormick-Lelyveld
Personal details
Nationality  United States
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania,
International Relations

Hannah August is the former Press Secretary for the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. Prior to that, she was previously a White House regional communications director[1] and a spokeswoman at United States Department of Justice.

Early life and education

Hannah August is the daughter of Charles "Buddy" August, a former council member of Livingston, New Jersey. She graduated from Livingston High School in 2001.[2][3] She graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with major in International Relations.[4]

Career experience

After graduation, August worked as the Press Assistant for Senator Bob Menendez. She served as Deputy Communications Director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in June 2007 after Deirdre Murphy left the post.[5] August joined the Department of Justice as a spokeswoman in which she handled the press communications in high-profile cases such as BP oil spill[6] and the department's lawsuit against the state of Arizona related to immigration law.[7]

August joined the White House in 2010[8] as Regional Communications Director. She served as Press Secretary to the First Lady from May 25, 2011 through January 6, 2014.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Shuffle: East Wing elevation edition". WhoRunsGov.com - The Washington Post. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Organization meeting Monday, January 1, 2007" (PDF). Township of Livingston. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Michelle Obama's new Press Secretary is Livingston's Hannah August". Livingston Patch. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Penn IR alumni profiles". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  5. ↑ "INSIDE POLITICS: PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS". Politics. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  6. ↑ "US may file civil complaint against BP over Gulf spill". TurkishPress.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  7. ↑ "Notable comments on SB 1070 decision". East Valley Trinune. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  8. ↑ "Lewis named black media chief". Politico44. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Samantha Tubman new Deputy Social Secretary; Semonti Stephens promoted". Chicago Sun-Times. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  10. ↑ Goodin, Emily (11 December 2013). "Michelle Obama gets new press secretary". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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