Clooney, 53, is apparently friendly with Barack Obama and he is looking to take on a more official role, reported Daily Mirror.
"He has big ambitions and aims to get into politics imminently. He wants to do more humanitarian work and hopes to join the Democrats' 2016 election campaign," a source said
London-based barrister Alamuddin, who represented WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, is one of the world's leading human rights specialists.
And it seems she has spurred on 'Gravity' star George to step up his ambitions.
The actor had rallied for Obama at the 2012 election and was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy after a planned protest over Darfur.
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