Asked by reporters for comment as he emerged from the meeting, the smiling Tibetan leader said only: "Very good meeting. I am very happy. That's all. Thank you."
"The US president is known to strongly support the dialogue process with China," said Kate Saunders, a spokeswoman for the International Campaign for Tibet. "It is expected that this issue will be raised with Hu Jintao."
The group is spearheading a campaign for human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet.
The Dalai Lama has lived in India since he fled Chinese troops in 1959, basing his government-in-exile in the northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala.
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