User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-996391-20151011104323/@comment-2041242-20151014074437

Again the "Opinions", WSC isn't for Opinions.

And no, they aren;'t american citizens, nore were they ever implied to be. They are an international oversight, overseeing an international, american based, SHIELD. Just like the movies imply.