Ivan Gramotin

Ivan Gramotin (d. 1638) was a Russian diplomat and head of the Posolsky Prikaz through the Time of Troubles. First appointed its head in 1605 under False Dmitry I, he negotiated with Polish envoys in 1606, then served False Dmitry II and King Sigismund III, who restored him to the post.

Sent to Poland in 1612 over Wladislaus's claim to the throne, he befriended Filaret, later patriarch. After returning to Moscow in 1618 he handled Turkish and English negotiations.

Exiled at Filaret's insistence in 1626 for his intrigues, he returned in 1634. He died a monk at the Trinity Lavra in 1638.