page_title: James H. Critchfield
hierarchical_section_title: James H. Critchfield
caption_attribution_description: English: Grave of James H. Critchfield at Arlington National Cemetery
context_page_description: James Hardesty Critchfield was an officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency who rose to become the chief of its Near East and South Asia division. He also served as the CIA's national intelligence officer for energy in the 1970s and after he retired in 1974, he became an energy policy consultant in the Middle East, serving such clients as Sultan Qaboos of Oman. Critchfield served as the president of a Honeywell, Inc. subsidiary called Tetra Tech International.
context_section_description: James Hardesty Critchfield (January 30, 1917 – April 22, 2003) was an officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency who rose to become the chief of its Near East and South Asia division.  He also served as the CIA's national intelligence officer for energy in the 1970s and after he retired in 1974, he became an energy policy consultant in the Middle East, serving such clients as Sultan Qaboos of Oman.  Critchfield served as the president of a Honeywell, Inc. subsidiary called Tetra Tech International.
caption: Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
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