
Photo: Pete Souza/White House --Actor George Clooney met with President Obama at the White House, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Actor and Filmmaker, George Clooney, met with President Barack Obama at the White House yesterday to discuss the situation in the Sudan. The meeting took place in a tranquil setting outside the Oval Office.
Clooney just returned from a trip to Sudan. The actor discussed the upcoming vote for independence in the war-torn country, as well as the fight against genocide in the Sudan. Clooney is one of the co-founders of the humanitarian and advocacy organization, “Not On Our Watch.” The other co- founders are Bratt Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub, and David Pressman.