UPDATE: The State Department has spent more than $ 52,000 on the ambassadors' curtains

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The New York Times reports that the curtains, installed last year in the residence of the UN ambassador in New York, cost $ 29,000, while a motorized motorized opener for curtains cost $ 22,000. dollars.

While the installation took place during Haley's tenure as ambassador, a spokesman told The Times, who later updated his story, that the decision of 39; purchase had been taken during the Obama administration in 2016.

Patrick Kennedy, a senior State Department official under the Obama administration, defended the purchase at the Times, noting that Haley has only one part-time employee at the residence.

"All she has is a part-time housekeeper, and the ability to open and close the curtains quickly is important," Kennedy told the newspaper.

On Friday afternoon, after reviewing the story, the Times said it had made a mistake by focusing on Haley.

In a note from the publisher attached at the end of the article, it was written: "An earlier version of this article and a title created an unfair impression on who was responsible for the purchase in question.

"While Nikki R. Haley is the current ambassador to the United Nations, the decision to rent the ambassador's residence and buy the curtains was taken during the Obama administration, according to current and former officials." indicated the note. "The article should not have been about Ms. Haley, nor has a photo of it been used.The article and title have been changed to reflect those concerns, and the photo has been removed. "

An earlier version of this story in The Hill also contained a picture of Haley, which has since been deleted.

Although Kennedy defended the purchase, other officials of the Obama era were more critical, wondering why such a purchase had been made when the agency was facing budget cuts .

"How can you, on the one hand, tell diplomats that basic needs can not be met and, on the other hand, spend more than $ 50,000 for a custom curtain system for the purpose? ambassador to the UN? " help.

-Updated at 14:47