Activist Luol Deng meets with Barack Obama at the White House

Miami Heat forward Luol Deng continues to work tirelessly in his efforts to improve conditions in his native country of Sudan.

To that effort, Deng visited U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday as part of "South Sudan Unite," a rally aimed at ending civil strife and government corruption in Sudan, reports Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel.

The meeting was publicized through the White House's official Instagram account.

Caption: Luol Deng of the @MiamiHeat fled South Sudan as a child with his family and has been working tirelessly to end the conflict there ever since. Luol has directly engaged opposition and government leaders to lobby for a sustainable peace in the country.

He's leading South Sudanese youth and the diaspora in advocating for unity with his South Sudan Unite initiative. That's why today, he met with President Obama in the Oval Office to discuss the situation in South Sudan.

After the meeting, Luol said the President thanked him for his efforts and asked for his advice on how the United States can best support the peace agreement signed this week.

Earlier this summer, Deng also helped organize the NBA's first exhibition game in the continent of Africa. Deng captained Team Africa, which featured a collection of NBA players with direct or second-generation African roots.