A love-struck public servant has sent the coldest of Canberra hearts aflutter with his desire to find a woman he met fleetingly at a party.

So beguiled was Steve Tucker by a willowy woman he identified only as "Olivia" that he declared his pursuit of her in an email to more than 1000 colleagues.

But 3AW radio station said "Olivia" told their reporter through a friend this morning she did not remember who Mr Tucker was and that she was not interested in getting in touch with him.

She also did not want to "reveal herself" to the public, 3AW reported her as saying.