George Clooney: Meeting with Obama at The White House!

George Clooney addresses reporters at the White House on Tuesday (October 12) in Washington, D.C.

The 49-year-old actor and human rights activist John Prendergast filled President Barack Obama in on their recent trip to Sudan.

George is asking for support in preventing violence in Sudan – a referendum election to be held in January could split the largest nation in Africa in two and cause a civil war in the country.

The AP notes that the two were impressed with President Obama‘s knowledge of Sudanese conflict and his intentions to prevent violence.