Author Talk: Nicholas Enrich, "Into the Woodchipper"
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Federal Agency Under Siege
Nicholas Enrich is the author of the New York Times best selling book, "Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID." The former Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Nicholas Enrich will be joined in conversation with Arlington County's Director of Human Services, Anita Friedman, and Arlington County's Public Health Director, Dr. Deidra Parrish. Dr. Parrish recently served in USAID as a Senior Advisor in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for HIV testing and treatment and co-led the interagency Global-Domestic HIV Bidirectional Learning Forum. The author conversation will be followed by audience Q&A and book signing.
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- Date:
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:45pm
- Location:
- Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion Civics & Government
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
Nicholas Enrich is a former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations. He served as the Bureau of Global Health’s director of policy, programs, and planning until January 2025, when he was designated as USAID’s acting assistant administrator for global health. On March 2, 2025, he was placed on administrative leave for exposing the Trump administration’s illegitimate and dangerous dismantling of USAID, and was removed from federal service later that year.
Enrich’s prior roles at USAID included leading the Critical Coordination Structure in the Bureau for Management, and the Tuberculosis Program Team Lead in the Office of Infectious Diseases in the Bureau for Global Health. Prior to joining USAID, Nicholas served as a Presidential Management Fellow in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.