Rear Adm. Ron. J. MacLaren (right) and Asst. Sec. of State Robert Blake Jr. listen to the Kyrgyz delegation's remarks at the Annual Bilateral Consultation between the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek, January 2012. MacLaren was there to discuss local procurement efforts of the Defense Logistics Agency and other U.S. government agencies in Kyrgyzstan in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.