Collectively, we will call this U.S. Mission Russia or just Mission Russia. I write that Mission Russia employs an "estimated" 1,200 people because the U.S. Embassy in Russia and State Department have not responded to our requests for data about how many people are employed in Mission Russia. Putin said he is seeking parity, and wants U.S. Mission Russia to employ the same number of people as Russia does in the United States (455 people). Many employees don't work for the State Department: U.S. Mission Russia represents 35 agencies, or at least it did in 2013. The Library of Congress has two American and two foreign staff, and the Department of Transportation has one American and one foreign staff.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 09:07 UTC