Dmitri Pozhidaev

Dmitri Petrovich Pozhidaev (Russian: Дмитрий Петрович Пожидаев, 1913 – 1989) was a Soviet diplomat who served as ambassador to Egypt during the Six-Day War in 1967. According to one work on the Six-Day War, Pozhidaev was believed by officials in the United States to have "contributed to the rising tensions", with one official referring to him as "one big trouble-maker".^[1] In August 1967, shortly after the Six Day War, he was removed as ambassador to Egypt and transferred to an unspecified post.^[2]

Dmitri Pozhidaev
Дмитрий Петрович Пожидаев
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Burundi
In office 10 July 1974 (1974-07-10) – 28 January 1980 (1980-01-28)
Preceded by	Aleksei Naumov [ru]
Succeeded by	Valeriy Levikov [ru]
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United Arab Republic
In office 16 June 1965 (1965-06-16) – 29 August 1967 (1967-08-29)
Preceded by	Vladimir Yerofeyev
Succeeded by	Sergei Vinogradov [ru]
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Morocco
In office 11 November 1958 (1958-11-11) – 20 July 1962 (1962-07-20)
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Aleksei Shvedov [ru]
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Switzerland
In office 7 September 1957 (1957-09-07) – 11 November 1958 (1958-11-11)
Preceded by	Pavel Yershov [ru]
Succeeded by	Nikolai Koryukin [ru]
Personal details
Born	Dmitri Petrovich Pozhidaev 1913
Died	1989 Moscow, Soviet Union
Awards	Order of the Badge of Honour (2) Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star

As Soviet archives for the period remain closed the details of his role are not clear.^[3]