Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took a trip to the White House yesterday.

The Hollywood power couple met with US President Barack Obama and had a sit down talk in the Oval Office, it is reported.

The pair were seen by photographers through the French doors as they waited to take pictures of President Obama before he left for Chicago.

Angelina recently released her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which depicts war crimes that happened in Bosnia.

She is in Washington to screen the film at the Holocaust museum with Brad along for support.

President Obama reportedly spoke to Angelina about her work with the UN to prevent and help victims of mass atrocities and her support in helping women who have suffered sexual violence.

The chief executive has met the celebrities before. He met with Brad in 2009 to talk about his work in helping to rebuild New Orleans' 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina.