 It's insane. The embassy staff of certain countries, because their people reside there, can actually vote in our elections. You're exactly right. You could be a Russian embassy worker working at the Russian embassy, residing in our nation's capital for only 30 days. You could leave the embassy, have your Russian passport in your pocket. Washington, D.C. does not even have photo IDs, so you don't even have to take your Russian passport out.