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Obama, as an Illinois Senator, helped negotiate a deal to build a level-3 bio-safety lab in the Ukrainian city of Odessa. Former Senator Dick Lugar & Obama also helped coordinate efforts between the U.S & Ukrainian researchers. Georgia's Biolab Lugar center named after Richard Lugar. In 2013, Lugar to receive nation’s highest civilian honor from President Obama.