All passports and visa are approved and issued by US citizens. While there are foreign nationals at the Embassies, some with clearances, they do not approve the passport or visa.
You beat my to the punch Ajnin.
Yeah, that was an easy one. I used to work for the Consular General in Cairo. I was constantly amused watching the Marines forcibly remove people from the office. It seemed like it happened on a weekly basis.